At University of Oregon's commencement, speakers talk global turmoil

The University of Oregon held its annual commencement ceremony Monday morning at Autzen Stadium, honoring more than 5,200 new graduates. The event featured dancing, a performance by a university choir, and plenty of cheers and tears from students’ friends …

‘A punch in the gut’: Oregon’s wine industry on edge amid targeted immigration enforcement

Leaders in Oregon’s wine industry met with two members of Congress during a roundtable Monday in Dayton to discuss business opportunities and challenges, including the impact of aggressive federal immigration enforcement. The hour-long roundtable event in …

Grand jury convened to investigate conditions, complaints at Oregon’s youth prison

A Marion County grand jury will investigate the conditions and management of Oregon’s largest youth prison in the wake of sexual abuse claims by former youth and a backlog of complaints that went unaddressed, the district attorney announced Monday. Marion …

Texas teen dies on hike near Oregon state park after falling from tree

A 17-year-old died Monday morning during a hike east of Sweet Home after playing in a tree, authorities said. The teen was hiking with her father on the Soda Creek Falls Trail behind Cascadia State Park when she playfully decided to hang from a tree branch …

Updating Oregon WBB Portal Activity

For the first time in recent memory, Oregon women’s basketball did not lose any players to the transfer portal after last season. The reason for this is twofold: Oregon had already lost a lot of the star talent that they recruited out of high school in …

Oregon State Fire Marshal mobilizes resources to Alder Springs Fire in Jefferson County

A quick-moving wildfire in Jefferson County that led to level 3 evacuations Monday afternoon prompted the Oregon State Fire Marshal to mobilize an incident management team and several structural protection task forces. The agency is mobilizing resources to …

TRENDING? Oregon Football in GREAT spot for 5-star Brandon Arrington. Is Washington a threat?

Oregon is still waiting to climb back towards what its floor should be of a top 10 class in 2026--5-star Brandon Arrington could help. Is Washington a threat? Author: wnep.com Published: 12:14 AM EDT June 17, 2025 Updated: 12:14 AM EDT June 17, 2025

Oregon governor declines to issue comment on controversial SWAT email within her top police agency

Gov. Tina Kotek declined to issue her own response to an Oregon State Police recruiting email for its SWAT unit that boasted about fatal shootings and asked if troopers were “jonesing” to fire less-lethal munitions launchers and set off explosives. Kotek, …

Oregon third worst in U.S. for hepatitis C deaths, new CDC data says

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Oregon is third worst in the nation for deaths from hepatitis C. While there is no vaccine available, it is treatable with proper medication. Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver most …

Oregon Ducks new favorite to land fast-rising QB in 2026 class